Educational Qualification(s)
School | Did not attend |
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College/University | Did not attend |
Educational Qualification | Home-schooled by her father in warfare acts |
Personal Life
Religion | Hinduism |
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Relationships & More
Marital Status (a the time of her death) | Widowed |
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Family
Father | Sadovar Singh (Farmer) |
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Mother | Jamuna Devi |
Siblings | Not Known |
Spouse | Puran Singh (an Artilleryman from the Artillery Unit of Rani Lakshmibai) |
Children | Not Known |
Favourites
Favourite Quote | Jai Bhavani |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Jhalkari Bai was a notable figure in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. | |
She was raised by her father with qualities traditionally associated with boys. | |
Her father trained her in the art of wielding weapons. | |
Jhalkari Bai was introduced to Rani Lakshmibai by her husband Puran Singh. | |
She led her own army known as 'Durga Dal'. | |
Jhalkari Bai disguised herself as Rani Lakshmibai to assist the queen in evading the British Army. | |
She was captured by the British Army but managed to escape. | |
Jhalkari Bai met a martyr's end in a battle. |